INSIDE... Club Pricing for 2018/19 Season Editor’S Letter
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Club Journal July 2018 The magazine for all CIU members 75 p BT Sport and Sky Sports reveal INSIDE... club pricing for 2018/19 season Editor’s Letter . 2 Manchester City will kick off their Premier League title defence Club News . 3 against Arsenal on the weekend of August 11/12 Club of the Month . 11 HQ . 14 Club Outings . 18 Crossword . 21 Sport on TV . 22 BT Sport and Sky Sports have revealed their look forward to showing the best season yet club pricing structure for the 2018/19 on BT Sport. We know that live sport is a key season. investment for our customers and we want BT Sport, who will be showing 42 live to make sure that we help them make the Premier League matches, as well as live most of it.” action from the FA Cup and exclusive live Sky Sports will be showing 126 live coverage of the UEFA Champions League Premier League matches during the 2018/19 and UEFA Europa League, has announced a season as well as an array of other live 4.9% price increase. events, including all 21 F1 races, the 2018 e broadcaster is also moving to a system Ryder Cup and England’s home cricket based on 2017 rateable values (RV) rather internationals. Club of the Month: than the 2010 RV as was the case previously. As they did last season, Sky will use the e increase is capped for existing BT lower of the 2010 and 2017 RVs to calculate Knott End WMC Sport customers meaning that even if a club’s how much a club will pay for their service RV has gone up, the price increase will not but said that no club will see a rise of more is month’s Club of the Month is Knott End exceed 4.9%. than 5% to the cost of their subscription. Working Men’s Club in Lancashire. In addition, BT Sport has teamed up with David Rey, Managing Director of Sky e club was founded in 1924 and has Google to help clubs gain expertise on Business, said: “We are committed to remained at the heart of the local building trade through social media investing in more of the content that matters community ever since. channels. to our customers, alongside a new range of e club prides itself on its family ethos A total of 800 customers will be able to game-changing support tools, so that Sky and puts on live entertainment for all ages attend a Google Digital Garage to receive will continue to drive their business – both throughout the year. special training on using social media to now and in the future.” Darts, snooker, bingo and dominoes are help boost business. Sky is launching a new website – e all played at the club and the club has one of Bruce Cuthbert, Director Commercial Training Ground – to help customers to the best regarded bowling greens in the area. Customers, BT Sport, said: “Our clubs can better understand and market live sport. To read the full article, see page 11. www.wmciu.org.uk EDITOR’S LETTER EDITOR’S LETTER Welcome to the July edition of Club Journal . further concerns or questions regarding the As the vast majority of club officials will no MPLC. doubt agree, it has been a very busy time in Indeed, this was one of the key talking points terms of dealing with an ever-increasing at the recent meeting of the All-Party number of issues which affect our clubs. Parliamentary Group for Non Profit Making Having recently had to contend with the new Members’ Clubs at Westminster which was General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) attended by several CIU officials. and their implications for members’ clubs, ese quarterly meetings are a vital many of our clubs have been concerned by opportunity for the Union and other members’ letters they received from the an organisation club organisations to have a dialogue with MPs called the Motion Picture Licensing Company and Peers and let them know how the (MPLC). legislation they pass affects clubs at the grass e letter highlighted what it termed roots level. ‘significant changes to the UK copyright law is month’s ‘Club of the Month’ is Knott always a great night of sporting action under the that will impact clubs’ with the suggestion that End Working Men’s Club in Poulton-le-Fylde, floodights of this famous dog racing venue so clubs may require a MPLC licence if they show Lancashire, and it is another shining example of we’d love to see as many CIU members as broadcast films or television in public. a well-run Union club which is at the heart of its possible coming along. Our officials have been in contact with the community. Hope you enjoy the issue. MPLC and made clear our position that clubs For the full profile of this club and details of showing sports coverage, news, weather and the great job they are doing, see page 11. live events have absolutely no need to purchase Finally, a date for your diary – the Dransfields a costly MPLC licence. CIU Greyhound Racenight will be taking place Please see the letter on page 15 for further on Tuesday, September 18 at Sheffield’s details on this issue and don’t hesitate to get in Owlerton Stadium. touch with your Branch Office if you have any is annual event is free to attend and is Stephen Goulding, Editor CLUB JOURNAL CIU CIU Editorial Panel 253-254 Upper Street London N1 IRY Tel: 020 7226 0221 Fax: 020 7354 1847 George Dawson CMD John Tobin Kenneth D Green CMD E-mail: [email protected] President Vice-President General Secretary Website: www.wmciu.org.uk Editor Stephen Goulding John Batchelor Sean Belton CMD Geoff Blakeley CMD Carol Goddard E-mail: [email protected] NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member Club Journal is published by Alchemy Contract Publishing for the CIU 59/60 Thames Street, Windsor, SL4 1TX Dave Gravel CMD Les Hepworth CMD Sid Hicks Chris O’Neill CMD Tel: 01753 272022 NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member E-mail: [email protected] www.alchemycontractpublishing.co.uk For editorial , contact [email protected] For advertising, contact [email protected] The views expressed in this journal are not necessarily those of the publisher Ken Roberts CMD Bob Russell CMD George Smith Geoff Whewell NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member 2 • Club Journal NEWS Honours for Cramlington SC Committee members NEWS IN BRIEF Stockton Buffs Club stages 2018 Pro/Am Snooker tournament Following on from the successful event in 2017, the Buffs Club in Stockton has been running its second Pro/Am Snooker competition which has a first prize of £1,000 for the winner. A prize of £1 per point for a high break of 100 plus is on offer and should any one achieve a maximum 147 they will receive a £200 prize. In the event of more than one player having the same break then the prize will be shared equally. Among the professional players taking part in the competition are Mike Dunn, Gary Wilson, Paul Davison and Elliot Slessor. Meanwhile, an even more illustrious professional paid a visit to the club on June 20 in the form of Mark Williams. Ann Guy and Trevor Coyne, Committee Members at Cramlington Social Club in Northumberland, The three-time World Champion took Leftreceived Certificates of Merit at a ceremony held at the club. Pictured, left to right: Jerry Harrington (Chairman, Cramlington Social Club), Dave Richardson (Northumberland Branch Secretary), Ann Guy part in an exhibition event as well as (Committee Member, Cramlington Social Club), Trevor Coyne (Committee Member, Cramlington chatting with club members and signing Social Club), D Clough( No.5 Division Executive), Alan Hardy(Northumberland Branch Executive), Bill autographs. Stoker (No.4 Division Executive) and Jimmy Sadler (Club Secretary, Cramlington Social Club) Acomb WMC hosting charity West End WMC in Leicester set for pro wrestling show production of play Teechers The Blue Light Theatre Company is putting on a production of Teechers by acclaimed playwright John Godber at Acomb Working Mens Club in York. This classic comedy is about life at a modern comprehensive school for Mr Nixon, a new drama teacher. The performances take place on: Wednesday, July 11, 7.30pm; Thursday, July 12, 7pm and Friday, July 13, 7.30pm. All money raised from the production will go to charity. For more information, call 07933 329654. Hasland WMC’s football team completes memorable double Hasland Working Mens Club in Chesterfield enjoyed a fantastic season in the NAPIT Derbyshire League by completing a memorable double. Having already won the Derbyshire Five Division title, they finished the season by winning the prestigious Chatsworth Cup in the local Derbyshire West End Working Mens Club in Leicester is staging a professional wrestling event on the knockout competition, beating Bridge evening of Saturday, July 7. Inn, a team from the League division e show, promoted by the Hope Wrestling organisation, will see Rob Sharpe taking on above, by 1-0 in the final at the Clay Cara Noir and Chief Deputy Dunne facing off against Eddie ‘e Pride Of Wales’ Dennis. Cross United ground. For more information, visit:www.lcwrestling.co.uk Club Journal • 3 NEWS NEWS IN BRIEF Ashington Comrades SC pair receive Awards Heavyweight boxing clash on Sky Sports set for July 28 Dillian Whyte will face Joseph Parker at London’s O2 on July 28 with the heavyweight boxing contest showing live on Sky Sports Box Office.